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Celebrating Criminal Justice Champions in Georgia
by Natasha Dowell, Lending Associate, Southeast, Reinvestment Fund The murders of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor in 2020 sparked a racial reckoning within our country and across the world. For Reinvestment Fund, the deaths of these and countless other Black people were painful, poignant reminders of our need to continue calling out and […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: David Perdue announces run for Georgia Governor with bold video
If you’ve lived in the South for a while, you’ve probably accepted that snowy days are far and few between. But that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on all the winter wonderland fun! For your fill of tubing, snowballs and ice skating, head over to Snow Island on Lake Lanier, Skate the Sky […]
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Georgia Conservancy to Launch Mayors’ Clinics for Community Design in 2022
Announcement made at gala honoring former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin On November 4th, Georgia Conservancy held its 27th annual ecoBenefête gala, honoring former Atlanta mayor Shirley Clarke Franklin with the organization’s prestigious Distinguished Conservationist Award. The evening brought together supporters of the Georgia Conservancy’s work to celebrate and reflect on Mayor Franklin’s legacy as a […]
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Time to invest in Georgia’s children through climate action
By Guest Columnist Dr. PREETI JAGGI, a pediatrician based in Atlanta
As a pediatrician, I’ve seen firsthand how the burden of pollution and climate change can disproportionately fall on our children.
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Ansley Park, Chattahoochee Brick site are among Georgia Trust’s historic ‘Places in Peril’
The entire Ansley Park neighborhood and a former brick factory infamous for abusing prisoners are among the “Places in Peril” on the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation’s annual list of the 10 most endangered historic sites.
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Asian-Americans, their power growing, become a puzzle piece on the redistricting map
Asian-Americans have not only been the fastest growing demographic group in Georgia over the past decade, but in terms of producing political leadership they have punched above their weight.
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Women making great strides among Georgia’s public companies
The number of women on the boards of Georgia’s 119 public companies increased dramatically over the past year, according to the 2021 OnBoard study of women on corporate boards and those serving in executive roles.
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Youth empowerment and equitable design in Clarkston
By Guest Columnist HUDSON McGAUGHEY, undergraduate engineering student at Georgia Tech
On a blistering July day this summer, I strolled down the side of the road in Clarkston with three high school students, chatting and taking pictures. To others, we probably looked like another group of teenage boys, maybe looking for a place to cool off, and taking photos for Instagram. However, these pictures weren’t for social media. They were for research.
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Year-round voter protection group launched in Georgia, other battleground states
A new voter protection group has teamed with the Democratic Party to finance year-round staff in the battleground states of Georgia, Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas. Power The Vote will start with six paid positions in Georgia: a director and five deputy regional directors. The group has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars so […]
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Historical Commercial District and Georgia State University Converge at The Flatiron
Downtown Atlanta is in a continual evolutionary state. The Covid pandemic may have temporarily sucked the energy from downtown, but we are seeing signs of life again! There’s a spark that is rekindling the burning flame within us, returning vibrancy to Downtown Atlanta and carrying the eternal flame of optimism for the future. The pendulum […]
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MARTA, Georgia Tech Awarded Grant to Pilot On-Demand Multimodal Transit System
Civic Innovation Challenge Award Provides $1M for Community-Based Mobility Solution The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded MARTA and the Georgia Tech Research Cooperation a $1 million grant to pilot an On-Demand Multimodal Transit System Solution (ODMTS). The Civic Innovation Challenge Award supports community-based initiatives to address mobility and disaster challenges. ODMTS is a hybrid of traditional public transit and ridesharing that offers real-time routing […]
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From R.E.M. to GPB, a student documents the bittersweet history of college radio powerhouse WRAS
By John Ruch College radio is one of the cultural icons that made me fall in love with Atlanta bad enough to move here. The student-run broadcasts of Georgia State’s WRAS (aka “Album 88”) and Georgia Tech’s WREK were among the ways Atlanta, unlike most every other major city, had not yet been corporatized, homogenized […]
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Could Congress help Georgia, metro Atlanta disburse rental assistance cash faster?
Congresswoman Cori Bush introduced legislation earlier this week that seeks to expand access to federal emergency rental assistance (ERA) money, a proposal that could ramp up the distribution of critical funding at a time when many states — including Georgia — are lagging. The move by the Missouri Democrat comes in the wake of the U.S. Supreme […]
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Coal ash: Georgia mulls first request for permanent disposal in unlined basins
Georgia may create a statewide precedent to manage coal ash by leaving it permanently in an unlined basin under a cap made of plastic that’s covered with grass and legumes.
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The Center for Victims of Torture: Healing Across Cultures and Languages–in Georgia and Worldwide
The Center for Victims of Torture, the largest treatment program of its kind for survivors of torture and war worldwide and a leader in global mental health, operates a small clinic in Clarkston, Georgia. Often called the “most diverse square mile in America,” Clarkston is the center of the state’s refugee community and home to […]
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Georgia’s joint development authorities vary widely in meeting transparency
Little-known government bodies called joint development authorities around the state, with such powers as issuing bonds and conducting regional plans, vary widely in transparency and public accessibility, a SaportaReport review has found. At least two multi-county JDAs may be violating a state law requiring them to meet quarterly, including a DeKalb/Newton/Gwinnett authority that was last […]
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Rooftop solar hits snags in Georgia, Alabama, Biden administration
Residential solar power faces headwinds in Georgia and Alabama, and from the Biden administration as it argues in favor of Trump-era tariffs that have raised the price of certain solar equipment.
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Drawdown Georgia shows 50% reduction in carbon emissions possible by 2030
The Drawdown Georgia research team has released its first study and results are stunning. Georgia could reduce climate-warming carbon emissions by 50% by applying known solutions in a holistic fashion.
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Families First Brings Community Together for Back-to-School Bash Promoting the Power of Resilience and Education to Get Families Ready for Back to School
The past year and a half of COVID-19 changed our Atlanta community and brought with it many hurdles in providing the necessary resources and supplies for our children and their schooling experience. On July 24, from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m., Families First, Starbucks, Target, and Kroger are partnering to help families be prepared to return […]
